In this communication we describe a novel acid-cleavable linker strategy for antibody–drug conjugation. Functional disulfide bridging of the single interchain disulfide bond of a trastuzumab Fab fragment yields a homogeneous antibody–drug conjugate bearing a thiomaleamic acid linker. This linker is stable at physiological pH and temperature, but quantitatively cleaves at lysosomal pH to release the drug payload.
†Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: 1H and 13C spectra for all novel compounds, and ES-MS spectra for all reactions with proteins described herein. See DOI: 10.1039/c3cc45220d
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